Will you be attending IFA’s 60th Annual Convention? It is franchising’s biggest event for business development and personal growth. Whether you’re a franchising veteran or just starting out, there are sessions designed for everyone. This is your chance to network and chart the future of the industry.
People can fool you. Everyone looks fabulous on a resume. Interviews, even face-to-face are not sufficient. Can you really tell if someone’s a good fit for your franchise system? Try an unbiased, scientific approach to franchisee recruitment and selection. Learn about Zorakle Profiles’ meta-analysis approach and why it’s the most predictive franchisee-franchisor matching tool on[…]
Zorakle Profiles will be here! Come join your franchise friends and peers at Titus Center for Franchising’s MarkOps Franchise Bootcamp in West Palm Beach in January. Start 2020 off on the right foot. Register here: https://www.franchisingbootcamps.com/
You can learn a lot about someone by the sports they love and the teams they support. This is Phil Mettra, Zorackle Profiles (aka Zoracle), VP of Client Development happy face. Phil is a huge fan of the Ducks! He got a bit excited at the University of Oregon Ducks’ win over the Utah Utes[…]
Angela Coté of Franchise Growth Catalyst and Cultivate Advisors speaks with Jack Monson of Social Geek Radio about 10 things successful franchisees typically possess. In short: Working capital Systems Oriented Touch of Entrepreneurialism Passion About the Brand Patience Leadership Skills Team Oriented Sales Oriented Community Oriented Grit Listen to interview here: https://socialgeekradio.com/the-dna-of-a-franchisee-with-angela-cote Want to learn[…]
Thank you for sharing this photo Red Boswell, President, International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG). IFA Franchise Development Workshop is a one-day event was packed with powerful content from leading franchise professionals including Art Coley, Josh Wall, Richard Leveille, Joe Lindenmayer and David Mesa.
Welcome Aboard Groggy Dog. Groggy Dog promotional products franchise can help a wide range of clients with event marketing, branding, employee retention and customer acquisition products and programs. Best of all, franchisees can do it with confidence, backed by Groggy Dog’s design, screen printing and embroidery services, all done in-house, to optimize quality and turnaround[…]
Franchise Sales Certification A recent study of top franchise sales executives revealed that two out of three franchise sales professionals fail. What is the solution? Time-tested best practices and today’s most effective techniques. Join Steve Olson in a collaborative online learning course and maximize your recruitment results. Based on Grow to Greatness, the #1 best-selling[…]
The Donkey and the Grasshoppers, revised and retold by Rebecca Monet
A Donkey having heard some Grasshoppers chirping and singing was highly enchanted. Desiring to possess the same charms of melody, he asked, “Grasshoppers what is it that makes you sing so beautifully? Is there a special food that you eat?” “Yes,” replied the Grasshoppers, “we will tell you a secret. We drink only the dew found on flowers and leaves.” The Donkey was so eager to have a beautiful voice that he ate and drank only dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
Lesson #1: Where one may prosper, another may starve
It’s natural to envy another’s success or talent. In fact, envy has played an important role in human’s quest for resources and survival for centuries. Envy motivates us to strive to take what another person possess, achieve it for ourselves, or better it. […]
SpotOn! Chat: The Hybrid Franchise System SpotOn! Chat with Rebecca Monet of Zoracle Profiles and Bonnie Dillabough discussing Stage 5 Hybrid Franchise Companies and their attributes, crises and means of ongoing growth. Zoracle’s science-based franchisee profiling tool helps franchisors make informed franchise marketing, franchise recruitment and franchisee selection decisions.
There was once a franchise company, a very big ship with many years of significant history behind it. Thousands of franchisees were spread across all continents with the potential to make a major impact. But in past few years a deep rift had developed between franchisees on the frontline and the support services at headquarters, creating relational tension and operational sluggishness. The organization had many silos, and both senior executives and franchisees worked in isolation from one another. In some areas there were pockets of collaboration and entrepreneurial dynamism. In too many, however, there was fear, conflict and stagnation. These realities pose tremendous challenges to any Stage 4 Empire franchise causing one to ask: can a culture be transformed? Can a big ship be turned?
This is an excerpt from Rebecca Monet’s September article Can a Big Ship be Turned? found in the resource center on FranchiseExpo.com. […]